An Ocean Odyssey by Stephen Wong and Takako Uno

HUSBAND and wife marine photojournalists Stephen Wong and Takako Uno spent a year recording the intimacies of life in the world's oceans. The result is an inspirational collection of photographs that capture those rare underwater moments divers spend years searching for: encounters with seal pups; pilot fish using a turtle to protect themselves from predators; tiny trevally fish "adopting" a whale shark. Another, shot from below, shows dozens of hammerhead sharks silhouetted against the sun. It should have you running to the travel agent to book your next diving holiday. And if you've never dived before, this may inspire you to start.

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